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Sarkozy's Party Creamed by Left in French Vote

Socialist Party comes out ahead in French regional elections

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 15, 2010 4:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – Dissatisfied French voters dealt Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right ruling party a major blow in regional elections yesterday. Amid record-low turnout, Socialist and other leftist candidates dominated the first round of votes for France's 26 regional governments, AP reports. The far-right National Front also had its strongest...   Read full story »

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